Wood Calculator Software

Name: SAFI™ Wood Calculator - Structural Calculation Software
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Author: SAFI

A must-have engineering tool for structural engineers, to streamline the verification process of wood beams and columns made of sawn lumber, timber, glulam and structural composite lumber under normal and fire conditions.

SAFI™ Wood Calculator

A must-have engineering tool for structural engineers, to streamline the verification process of wood beams and columns made of sawn lumber, timber, glulam and structural composite lumber under normal and fire conditions.

40 years of innovation

Delivering cutting-edge solutions to industry leaders since 1986.

SAFI™ Wood Calculator Software

(NDS ASD/LRFD and CSA O86)

The SAFI™ Wood Calculator software streamlines the verification process of wood beams and columns made of sawn lumber, timber, glulam and structural composite lumber under normal and fire conditions. It eliminates the necessity of inputting 3D analysis models and it is an efficient validation tool to quickly verify design results of specific elements of complex models.

The SAFI™ Wood Calculator enables efficient design of light-frame and heavy timber construction according to the American NDS ASD/LRFD and the Canadian CSA O86 standards.

The SAFI™ Wood Calculator is used as a standalone application or in combination with the GSE™ Timber software, part of the GSE™ General Structural Engineering software.

Robust Features
A powerful tool allowing users to validate and design wood beams and columns in compliance with American LRFD, ASD, and Canadian O86 standards.

Efficient Validation
An effective validation tool for verifying the design results of specific elements in complex models.

User-Friendly
An intuitive and easy-to-use engineering tool designed to streamline your workflow, featuring automatic section selection that saves time and reduces manual effort.

Real-Time Visualization
A graphical interface for real-time visualization of models, support conditions, and loads.

SAFI™ Wood Calculator Software

Core features

SAFI™ Wood Calculator

Supported design codes

American Standards:
• Design According to Limit States of Wood Structures
• 2018 National Design Specification (NDS) (LRFD)
• Design According to Allowable Stress
• 2018 National Design Specification (NDS) (ASD)

Canadian Standards:
• Wood Engineering Design According to CSA O86
• CSA O86-09, CSA O86-14, CSA O86-19

Predefined models available

Users can choose the most suitable model from the wide range of options available in the SAFI™ Wood Calculator:

• Simple beams with common support conditions
• Continuous beams with up to four spans
• Cantilever beams
• Gerber beams
• Columns with offset loads and common support conditions

Input data

The input data includes the selection of a section shape, the definition of basic loads, the specification of design parameters for members, the definition of deflection limits, and the indication of fire resistance properties.

Results

The SAFI™ Wood Calculator summarizes the results for each element and displays them on the screen for:

• Reactions
• Reaction summary
• Internal deformations
• Internal forces

Design verification according to limit states

The SAFI™ Wood Calculator efficiently performs calculations for continuous beams and columns to accomplish one of the following tasks:

Design verification according to limit states under normal conditions and in the event of a fire:
• Tension
• Compression
• Bending
• Shear
• Span (supports)
• Tension-Bending
• Compression-Bending

Wood libraries

• The SAFI™ Wood Calculator offers libraries of American and Canadian wood materials classified by type of wood (sawn wood, laminated wood) and species.
• A database of manufacturers of laminated wood and structural composite lumber (SCL), such as laminated veneer lumber (LVL), is included.
• The software allows users to create custom materials, sections, and composite sections according to their specifications.

Custom wood materials

• SAFI™ Wood Calculator offers an editable database, allowing users to add or modify custom wood materials.

Design standards

• Users must select the wood standards according to which the verification calculations are performed and define the combined loads for verification and design calculations, which are automatically generated by the SAFI™ Wood Calculator.

• Permanent load models
• Live load models
• Fire load combination
• Service load combination

Canadian Standards CSA O86 Wood Engineering Design:
• CSA O86-09, CSA O86-14, CSA O86-19

Load calculation

• Users can customize various wood design parameters, such as unbraced length, bending coefficients, and second-order effect coefficients, to refine the model.
• Load combinations are automatically generated by the program based on different codes such as the NRC, BOCA, UBC, ASCE 7, and Eurocode.
• The program can automatically perform load models for continuous beams.
• Users can customize load combinations and load models to refine the models.
• The SAFI™ Wood Calculator considers permanent loads, live loads, wind, snow, and seismic loads.
• Easy input of concentrated, uniform, and variable loads.
• Graphical tools are available to validate models, section dimensions, and loads.

Reports

• Verification results are accessible for a specified model.
• Summaries of results are displayed directly on the screen for each element of the model.
• Detailed report and executive report (critical values) according to user’ choice.
• Graphical or numerical visualization of results.
• A custom list of input data and results can be printed.
• All graphics and numerical results can be printed or copied to the clipboard for use by external programs.